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National Association of Steel Pipe Distributors

National Association of Steel Pipe Distributors. 2010 Annual Convention February 26, 2010. Loading Pipe on Rail. Safety Damage Innovations Problems Solutions. Center Beam Cars – Alternative Loads. Too Many Centerbeams, Building Industry down How to better utilize the asset.

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National Association of Steel Pipe Distributors

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  1. National Association of Steel Pipe Distributors 2010 Annual Convention February 26, 2010

  2. Loading Pipe on Rail • Safety • Damage • Innovations • Problems • Solutions

  3. Center Beam Cars – Alternative Loads • Too Many Centerbeams, Building Industry down • How to better utilize the asset

  4. Challenges for Alternative Products • Specially designed cars for building products • Load limit considerations • Damage to equipment and future loadings • Load/unload from two sides (tarps) • Centerbeam and height of same cables

  5. TESTING Railway Assn of Canada Impact tested – structural steel, small diameter pipe, rebarField Testing – Limited amount account limited shipper interest BNSF/AAR VTU test procedures using pipe on Centerbeams

  6. Based on AAR Testing Procedures, AAR Open Top Loading Rules Committee: - Approved Rigid Pipe of 12”, 16” and 24” - Did not Approve Smaller diameter “flexible” pipe - Got the opportunity to see Cord Strap perform under dynamic testing More to come.

  7. Pipe Loads in Open TopsUsing Non-Metallic Strapping • Ductile Pipe with Cord Strap • Coated Pipe under test

  8. DUCTILE PIPE PERFORMANCE All Shippers - BNSF

  9. Ductile Pipe HISTORY – Band Failures

  10. Examples of “Approved” Devices

  11. Problem not resolved

  12. So How do we solve this? Answer: John Blackman “Non-metallic strapping - Strength of steel with some Elasticity.”

  13. Innovative J hook • Polyester Strapping • Doesn’t Crack/Break as easily • Cost competitive • Virtually eliminated Service • Interruptions • Safer to Use

  14. CordStrap Performance • Initially tested on over 100 loads – no strap breakage • ACIPCO using since January 2009, less than 5 loads with broken straps • ACIPCO Setout Incidence 1st qtr 2009 – 2% • Steel band ductile pipe shippers – 12.3%

  15. PIPE IN GONS

  16. Older Figures (pre-1960) • Allows 12-inches of end • clearance • Standard Draft Gear Equipment • Setout incidence up to 16% • Impact Test to determine amount • of load movement

  17. Impact Test

  18. Impact Test Conclusions • Pipe moves more than 12 inches • Repeated impacts, even at low speed • will produce shift over end of cars • Existing Figures need to be changed • in-line with “reality”

  19. Impact Test Conclusions • A timeline has been established to incorporate changes to Figures October 2010 is the target date • AAR TAG is working on the problem

  20. Thank You

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